A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

CLEVER-1 mediates lymphocyte transmigration through vascular and lymphatic endothelium




AuthorsSalmi M, Koskinen K, Henttinen T, Elima K, Jalkanen S

PublisherAMER SOC HEMATOLOGY

Publication year2004

JournalBlood

Journal name in sourceBLOOD

Journal acronymBLOOD

Volume104

Issue13

First page 3849

Last page3857

Number of pages9

ISSN0006-4971

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2004-01-0222


Abstract
Common lymphatic endothelial and vascular endothelial receptor-1 (CLEVER-1; also known as stabilin-1 or FEEL-1) is a large multifunctional glycoprotein implicated in scavenging, angiogenesis, and cell adhesion. Here we studied the function of human CLEVER-1 in leukocyte trafficking. Lymphatic vessels expressed CLEVER-1 constitutively in skin in vivo, whereas on vascular endothelium it appeared only upon inflammation. On isolated vascular endothelial cells, CLEVER-1 supported rolling and transmigration of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) under physiologically relevant laminar shear stress. Intriguingly, CLEVER-1 also mediated transmigration of leukocytes through cultured lymphatic endothelium under static conditions. Thus, synthesis of CLEVER-1 is differentially regulated on the 2 anatomically distinct vascular beds, and CLEVER-1 mediates the transmigration step of the leukocyte traffic in both of them. Notably, CLEVER-1 is the first adhesion molecule shown to be involved in the PBMC transmigration through the lymphatic arm of the immune system. (C) 2004 by The American Society of Hematology.



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